invent. Internal inventors, the SPO promotes the transfer of GSFC-developed technology to the private sector. The office can help you advance your innovations, obtain R&D assistance, and collaborate with industry.

Success Stories

Coatings Preserve Metal, Stone, Tile, and Concrete – NASA patented Schutt's formula and then granted a license to a private company, which supplied the technology for use on bridges, pipelines, power stations, and more (Spinoff 1984, 1985, and 1990). One of the most memorable applications was on the interior of the Statue of Liberty ...

NASA Partners with Rolls-Royce on Braze Joint Technology Testing
Through this partnership Rolls-Royce will establish a braze Failure Assessment Diagram (FAD) that can be used to define acceptable stress combinations and margins of safety of braze joints and braze repair structures. NASA will receive verification of its FAD ...